Synonyms for cater

Most common

provide · supply · ply · purvey

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To provide, particularly

2. n. 1

   A method of ringing nine bells in four pairs with a ninth tenor bell.

Related words

Word family

caterer

Forms

Plural

caters → caterers, purveyors, acaters…

Past participle

catered
e.g. catered → provided, supplied, purveyed…

Example sentences

• provide We must provide the victims with food and clothes.
• supply Don't flush yet. They've cut off our water supply.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

ply¹

6 letters

supply², purvey², acater

7 letters

provide², caterer³

8 letters

purveyor³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (supply² = 2 syllables).